Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-03-09
STUDY OF SACE LINES.
Tho Cardinal Rules and Principles
OF Physiognomy.

that the blank surface of his counte-
nance gave one the impression Of space,
probably because the landmarks were
not so disturbed as 10 create express
sion.
Such plain rules as these, known alike
TO artists and shirt makers, that the
circumference OF the wrist is half that
Of the neck, that the length OF the hand
usually corresponds with that of the
face, and that the face can be divided
into th:rds-forehead, nose and chin
mean very little to the character stu
dent. They are merely the first stakes
driven in the survey.
The most important point is the pro-
portion of the features. If you look at
tbs ideal head in full face you will see
that the line passing through the center
Oh 10th eyes divides the head exactly in
the middle, giving for the incest possi-
bic balance, us much height below as
above.
Next, every feature and every trait
should be entirely IN harmony with all
the rest, all expressing the same mean
ing. 1t is not enough that one portion
is made according TO artistic canons-a
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forehead, noble throat and chin; bat
the entire face should correspond with
its most striking and perfect feature,
IL not in contour, at least in significance
Phys!ognOmists have tried too much to
separate qualities, to locate certain
attributes IN certain parts, whereas it
is as much the relation of every one TO
The whole that should be studied In de-
termining character. The whole is In
every part.
PhysiogGomy has never yet been re-
duce1 10 an exact science. LavIter,
whom Goethe called "the best, greatest,
wlsest, sincerest Of all mortal or i'm
mortal men that know" made q good
beginning. and IS perhaps our best
standard. Dslsarte had q marvellous
perception Of how the spirit works
through and upon the body, yet so COM
plex is the subject it cannot yet be SAID
to be reduced to demon.lrable sys-
TEN.
In connection with the outward
form there is always to be considered
the mystic principle within 10 that we
call "blOod" for want of better
name. This invariably tell, oftentImes
spelling tbs fairest model and quite as
often ennobling and refining the most
rugged exterior.
The cement OF expression is not the
least battling one IN the human compo-
sitlop. Why one face is vapid and
another radiant can not be determined
by analysis of the flesh. One flights
up but the source Of the lllumlna-
L. Il
starting point of sheet-lightning in a
cloud. Another darkens with black
passion. but from whence the curtain
fell who can tel!
The two most important llnes in
every face are those which represent
the cleft OF the mouth and ths contour
of the upper eyelId. They are always
horizontal, and horizontal lines are
signs OF :tI5il.ty and persistence. II
has been asserted by careful observers
that there are more good forcheaGs and
eye, than good mouths and chins. II
that be true men have the advantG O
over women, because beard can Cover
, the defective line of chin and the
noustache can hide the pinched OF
sensual lips.
Small mouths have been likened to
rose buds, but it is the broad, flexible,
his.rionie mouth, after all, that has
the most meaning in It. A certain
form OF the upper lip called ''Cup.d's
bow" ia considered very beautiful. The
center OF its upper line comes down to
sharp point, and the center of its
under line comes also into q point,
rather less sharp, and forming nrtle
ball or drop that sometimes delicately
clssp the lower lip, frequently hangs
loose above It ard parted from II.
From these two points the lines sweep
away on either side In two pairs OF
oSee curves. Printers are never salts |
, lied with )ut this kind of q mouth, Rnd |
, actresses initiate 1t with their rouge |
Some one has said Mature makes the |
other features, but the Individual is !
responsible foI the mouth" which |
would seem 10 be true, as in children |
the mouth is entirely expressionless
and urgoverned, while the eyes reveal |
tie feelings.
IL the upper head expresses the intel
hgaIce Of man, the lower one rev-als |
tie measure of his strength. The |
movable features, or the ones that have
most to do with passing changes of
thought and feeling, are the nostrils.
eyes and brows. Mrs. Siddons and
John Kemble. both representing a very
high order OF beauty, had very express
siye nostrlls. The class Of muscles
that operate them were in both especi-
ally powerful.
The eyes are the teilers OF secrets,
and their language IS quite as well
understood as that of the tongue.
They are armed with the most potent
of human weapons-tsars.
The inner extremity Of the eyebrow
is very expressive feature; there IS as
much menace in 1t as in a clinched fist. |
Who has rot noticed the resemblance
to animals in human faces? 1t was
said that George Eliot looked like
horse, Goethe like lion, and Carlyle
like grizzly bear. There are plenty
of human birds. Thoreau had an
actual bird wilderness about him. His
high nose was like beak and bis eyes
had the alertness and clearness of the |
woods creatures. Women are some
times called hens, from their narrow |
range of ideas and their fussy, cackling
ways,
Besides these we see among human |
types the dog and the donkey, the
sheep and the hog, the squirrel and the
rat.
1t is fortunate for both men and |
women that as years rob them Of the
beauty of color and contour they add |
by the delicate gravure Of character,
line upon lire, pencil-point upon
pencil-point, the history of the souls |
progress. Every mark tells something |
OF the inner history, and he would be |
great indeed who could gather man. |
multiform passions and experiences,
label each with its properly certified |
tag, assign 1t its place In face or figure,
and then say; "Behold my exact
science, physiognomyP
He Looks Askance.
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